WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD HONDA PUT WEEP SLOTS ON THE FLUID RESERVOIR LID? IT DESTROYED MY FALSE TANK PAINT. I'VE CHANGE THE GASKET. DID NOT OVERFILL IT. STILL DID IT. NOW THAT I RE-PAINTED THE TANK. I'M ONLY FILLING IT HALF WAY. WHEN IT'S ON THE SIDE STAND. LEVEL IS DIRECTLY OVER THE TANK. I'M AFRAID TO PULL DOWN THE FILLER RUBBERS INSIDE IT. BECAUSE IT WILL RAISE THE LEVEL AGAIN. DOES ANY OF THIS SOUND NORMAL? WILL PULLING DOWN,THE RUBBER EXPANDERS HELP? IDEAS WILL BE MOST APPRECIATED.....THANKS..BEN

The slot in the lid is to allow air into the top of the diaphragm. There should not be any fluid there. The diaphragm should seal on the lip.As your fluid drops so does the diaphragm and air enters the top to equalize.

HEY VIRGILMOBLE. I'M GOING TO DO THE FILE THING TOMARROW. DID YOU USED FINE SAND PAPER AFTER THE FILE? OR JUST THE FILE? I'VE GOT A NICE EXTRA FINE FLAT FILE. WHATEVER YOU DID. I WANT TO DO JUST LIKE. AND NOT SCREW IT UP WITH EXTRA STEPS. THANKS.BEN

OKAY. NOW I FEEL REAL DUMB. MY RESERVOIR IS PLASTIC. I THOUGHT YOU WAS TALKING ABOUT FILING THE TOP OF THE PLASTIC. I KNOW THE LID IS METAL.(ALUMINUM). AM I FILING THE LID OR THE PLASTIC. OR BOTH?I'M SORRY FOR BUGGIN YOU

My bad.I thought it was aluminum.I had to do this on my 1200.now I'm at a loss. Usually plastic units don't leak unless there microfractures or the lid is warped.I suppose If the sealing lip is the cause,it too could be resurfaced .For it,I'd remove it and turn it upside down on some 220 then 600 grit paper.A file may take too much off in a hurry.